Paediatric snakebite envenoming: the world’s most neglected ‘Neglected Tropical Disease’?

 

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Auteurs: Pach, Sophie, Le Geyt, Jacqueline, Gutiérrez, José María, Williams, David, Maduwage, Kalana Prasad, Habib, Abdulrazaq Garba, Gustin, Rafael, Ávila Agüero, María Luisa, Thu Ya, Kyaw, Halbert, Jay
Publicatiedatum:2020
Omschrijving:Snakebite disproportionally affects children living in impoverished rural communities. The WHO has recently reinstated snakebites on its list of Neglected Tropical Diseases and launched a comprehensive Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Snakebite Envenoming. In the first of a two paper series, we describe the epidemiology, socioeconomic impact and key prevention strategies. We also explore current challenges and priorities including the production and distribution of safe and effective antivenom.
Land:Kérwá
Instelling:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
Taal:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/105004
Online toegang:https://hdl.handle.net/10669/105004
https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2020-319417
Keyword:snakebite
neglected tropical diseases
WHO
envenoming
epidemiology
socioeconomic impact
rural communities
children
prevention strategies
public health
antivenom production